Netting may be expanded at Miller Park after a Brewers fan was injured Tuesday night.

Netting may be expanded at Miller Park after a Brewers fan was injured Tuesday night.

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Updated: 6:36 PM CDT Aug 24, 2016

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WEBVTT IT'S THE NET BEHIND HOME PLATE THE FAN WHO WAS INJURED WAS SITTING BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE NET. AND TODAY SOME FANS ARE WONDERING WHETHER THE TEAM NEEDS TO DO MORE TO KEEP FANS SAFE. A LINE DRIVE, RIPPED FOUL INTO THE STANDS TUESDAY NIGHT. >> THERE'S SOME CONCERN THERE BY THE PLAYERS AS THAT FOUL BALL WENT INTO THE SEATS AND I THINK , SOMEBODY AS HIT. >> A FAN STRUCK ON THE HEAD WAS ATTENDED TO BY MEDICAL STAFF. SHE APPEARED ALERT AS SHE WAS REMOVED ON A STRETCHER. >> BEFORE THEY PUT THIS EDGE UP, SOMETIMES THEY CAME BACK IN A HURRY. >> LEE TREUDEN'S SEATS ARE EVEN CLOSER THAN WHERE THE INJURED WAS SITTING BUT FOR THE FIRST , TIME THIS YEAR, HIS ARE BEHIND SAFETY NETTING THAT THE TEAM JUST EXTENDED TO PROTECT MORE FANS. >> I PREFER HAVING THE EXTENDED NETTING. AN OUNCE OF SAFETY MEASURE IS A HECKUVA LOT BETTER. A LINE DRIVE CAN BE TO THESE SEATS IN A FRACTION OF A SECOND. AND THE BREWERS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAN FANS ARE AWARE OF THAT. THERE ARE SIGNS AN ANNOUNCEMENTS TO STAY ALERT. SOME BALLPARKS, LIKE KAUFMAN STADIUM IN KANSAS CITY, HAVE EXTENDED THE NETTING BEYOND THE DUGOUTS. THAT WOULD HAVE PROTECTED THE BUT SOME FANS SAY THAT'S GOING FAN WHO WAS INJURED BUT SOME FANS SAY THAT'S GOING TOO FAR. ,>> I'D HATE TO SEE A FENCE GO ALL THE WAY AS A FAN. GETTING FOUL BALLS AND ALL THAT STUFF IS PART OF THE GAME. >> BUT SUZY BRITTEN, WHO BROUGHT HER GRANDSONS TO THIS GAME, HAS HAD A CHANGE OF HEART. SHE LIKED HAVING SEATS IN THE OPEN, BUT THEY ARE NOW BEHIND THE EXTENDED NET. >> WHICH DO YOU PREFER? >> AS I LOOK AT MY BABIES, I'M GOING TO SAY I LIKE THE NETTING. >> AS FOR WHETHER THE TEAM MIGHT CONSIDER EXTENDING THE NET, THE BREWERS TELL WISN 12 NEWS FAN SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT AND WE ALWAYS EVALUATE WHAT INITIATIVES AND STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO ADDRESS FAN SAFETY AND PRESERVE A GREAT ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE ONLY MAJOR THREE LEAGUE BALLPARKS IN WHICH THE NETTING IS EXTENDED BEYOND THE DUGOUTS. MANY OF THE FANS TELL ME THE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A BALANCING ACT BETWEEN SAFETY AND

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Netting may be expanded at Miller Park after a Brewers fan was injured Tuesday night.